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John is a common given name for males. See John (name) for the etymology and versions in other languages.

1 Popes
2 Antipopes
3 Emperors, kings and other rulers
4 Saints
5 Other uses of the name John
6 Trivia
7 See also

Popes

Pope John I
Pope John II
Pope John III
Pope John IV
Pope John V
Pope John VI
Pope John VII
Pope John VIII
Pope John IX
Pope John X
Pope John XI
Pope John XII
Pope John XIII
Pope John XIV
Pope John XV
Pope John XVI (antipope)
Pope John XVII
Pope John XVIII
Pope John XIX
Pope John XX (never actually existed)
Pope John XXI
Pope John XXII
Pope John XXIII
Pope John Paul I
Pope John Paul II

Antipopes

Antipope John
Antipope John XVI (see above)
Antipope John XXIII

Emperors, kings and other rulers

There have been many rulers called John. See the following lists:

John I
John II
John III
John IV
John V
John VI
John VII
John VIII
The mythological Prester John

Saints

In addition to John the Apostle (John the Evangelist) and John the Baptist, there are several other Saint Johns. See Saint John (disambiguation) for a list of these, including a list of places named after them.

Other uses of the name John

In North America, a john is a slang term for a toilet, perhaps after the name of Sir John Harington who invented it.

A John is also slang for a man who pays a prostitute for sexual favors.

A Dear John letter is a correspondence in which a woman informs her fiancé or boyfriend of her intention to sever their romantic relationship, typically in situations where the man is stationed, as with the military, in a distant location for a period of time.

In a use indigenous to Southwest Texas, one can John a cat, meaning one holds it tightly, then shakes it vigorously.

Trivia

There were more men named John than there were women as MPs in the United Kingdom until the 1997 general election that brought Tony Blair and New Labour to power.